Strengthening Families
This blog post discusses comments about child abuse prevention from experts interviewed on the Let’s Talk Impact podcast with Dr. Laura Pinsoneault.
September 7, 2023 No Comments
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Strengthen Families and Prevent Child Abuse
What does a family-strengthening approach to child safety look like in practice? Answering that question is the impetus behind a national demonstration initiative called Child Safety Forward (CSF). The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime launched the initiative in 2019.
April 12, 2023 No Comments
Make the World Better by Becoming an Evaluator!
Just like people, organizations or particular projects can also get stuck and realize the need for change, but it’s hard to know where to start (and even harder to actually start). Having a partner to help you reflect on what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and how, can help you see your work in a new light and reignite your passion to problem solve. This is what evaluators do every day!
March 29, 2023 No Comments
Evaluation Field Must Diversify to Meet Today’s Challenges
The idea that evaluative thinking is driven by values comes up against more traditional viewpoints that evaluation is best when it is done by a third-party, independent outsiders. The reality, however, is we need more evaluators who sit on the inside and are best able to assess what is happening on the ground in the community. Community-based evaluators are best positioned to bring new perspectives to data that an outsider might miss.
March 22, 2023 No Comments
The Answer is Human Centered Design
We encourage using HCD with programs and strategies, much like how engineers approach changes to technology. Communications companies, for example, are not creating new ways to communicate every year, but they are constantly thinking about how to better serve those who are using their current devices.
January 31, 2023 No Comments
Driving Organizational Success
The best strategies result when teams are clear about what worked and what fell short, and then test new approaches in subsequent go arounds based on what was learned.
December 15, 2022 No Comments